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My Man Without a Country

Hero Hubs was away from Mama Africa for close to twelve years before we settled down here in the Cape exactly a year ago today. While I’ve worked through occasional bouts of culture shock, it has been interesting to simultaneously observe many instances of re-entry shock for him. He has returned to the country he [...]

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Life Lessons from Bounce Dryer Sheets

About five years ago I found myself on a Scottish summer’s day, inside a grocery store, and in tears over dryer sheets. You heard me right. Dryer sheets. I think I need to back up a bit. I had just moved to Edinburgh a few weeks before and getting started in a new country brought [...]

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Do you got a boat?

This is an excerpt of an email reply I felt prompted to write a few weeks ago. I thought I might just drop it into a post, because for some reason I thought it might also be a word for a few of you, friends. It is amazing how a word that is in season [...]

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Happy Bear OR Do You Believe in the Burger King God?

Hey guys and gals! I’m so enjoying having my Mom around. (As you can see — picture below — someone else is, too!) And I really enjoyed hearing thoughts from so many of you about ultrasounds, pregnancy and the like in response to Wednesday’s post. {Thanks for being gracious enough to read and comment even [...]

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Motherhood at its Finest

A few nights ago the Bear and I had a special bonding moment that I might possibly remember and briefly retell when he graduates from university or something. Would you like to hear the tale? Are you sure? K. It all started with me busy in the kitchen. A lot of good things start that [...]

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Joy in the Little Things

A few Saturdays ago, we were on the way from a Shoes of Hope distribution to a braai with some friends. As we passed a big Tile Market on our way to the distribution, we noticed that they had a big bouncy castle outside. When we had a little extra time between our first appointment [...]

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I’m Not Making This Stuff Up, People!

A few of you might remember this post I wrote several months ago. In it, I shared that we weren’t really sure how we were going to pay our taxes, or how we were going to pay for flights home for Christmas. I didn’t really know why I was supposed to write that post and [...]

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Four Years Past Scotland, Hang a Big Right

Last week I quietly celebrated a little personal anniversary. It was five years ago that I boarded a plane from Atlanta, Georgia to venture toward a new life in Scotland. My big brother and I landed in London on July 28th, and on the 29th we were on our way up the island to my [...]

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Why Competitive Swimming Could Be Communist (And I’m Not)

Based on the rabbit trails you might be led down from yesterday’s post, I feel that it is important for me to mention that my ideology is not moving in the direction of communism, or even socialism. I am not anti-capitalism. Unbridled capitalism, however, fueled by greed and bottom lines is a dangerous train that’s [...]

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But I Am Not Sure I Know How to Speak Up

Hero Hubs and I live in a nice and safe security complex here in Gordon’s Bay. Most of the people who own property here only use it for a month or so out of the year. Most of the people who do live here all year long probably rent. Like us. You guys have seen [...]